Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-11-01
GREAT YOUNG MEN.

menu Ut lS.
The great Cromwell isti ths Uni
versity of Cambridge st IS.
John Bright nevef was at any
school day aftet he was 10 years
| old.
Gladstone was in Parliament at ~,
and at "A was Lord of the Treasury.
Lord Bacon graduated at Cam
bridge when 16, and was called to
the bar at 21.
Peel was in Parliament at FL, and
Palmerston was Lord Of the Admiralty
at 20.
Henry Clay was in the Senate of
the United States at 20, contrary to
the Constitution.
John Hampton, after graduating at
Oxford, was student at law in the
Inner Temple at 10.
Gustavus Adolphus assembled the
throne at Is; before he was "a he
was one of the great rulers of Europe.
Judge Story was at Harvard at
10, in Congress at 20, and Judge Of
the SupremeI Court of the United
States at 80.
Martin Luther had become largely
distinguished at "a, and at So had
reached the top-most round of his
worldwide fame.
| Condo conducted a memorable
campaign at II, and at 22 he, and
Turenne also, were of the most il
lustrious men of their time,
| Webster was in college at Is, gave
earnest ofhis great future before he
was rs, and at 80 was the peer Of
the ablest man in Congress.
William II. Seward commenced
, the practice of law at Fl, at 81 was
president of State convention, and
at 81 Governor of New York.
7 Washington was a distinguished
) Colonel in the army at 22, early il
, public affairs, commander of tn,
forces at 43, and President at 81.
Maurice of Saxony died at 80, con
coded to have been one of the pro
foundest statesman and one of thu
9 ablest Generals which Christendon
had seen.
: Napoleon at rs commanded tn
n army of Italy. At 30 he was no
$ only one of the most illustrious Gen
erals of all time, but one of the grea
: law-givers of the world. AT 46 h
IS saw Waterloo.
3. The great Leo X. was Pope at IS
y having finished his academic trainin
l. he took the office of Cardinal at 49,
only twelve months younger than WI
IN Charles James Fox when he entere
% Parliament.
ID Only one civilian out of this countr
re gained his first election after he W;
ne 60, and that one was James Buchana
n. The chance for the Presidency aft
,e 60 is small, and growing less.
% William Pitt entered the universe
"a at IA, was Chancellor of the Exchequ
a at 22, Prime Minister at "a, and
la continued for 20 years, and when
.el was the most powerful uncrown,
en- head in Europe.
,o From the earliest years of Que,
Il. Elizabeth to the latest of Que,
bt Victoria England has had scarce
ae able statesman who did not leave t
sv university by the time he was 20 a
70 many of them left at an earlier az
40 The late Lord Beacuns6eld Il
,es the oloister and entered the gre
no world early-as did John Bright
to. and commenced his political care
no by writing book at II, in which
ma predicted that he would be Prir
~. Minister.
ID. Hamilton was in Kings College
10 16; when II he made Il notable
,ee dress on public affairs to the citize
"a. of New York; at 10 he was intrus,
too with most important mission
vas Gen. Gates; was in Congress at
and secretary of the treasury at 80
John Q. Adams at the age of
Is was secretary to Mr.. Dana, then m
OF lister at the Russian court. AT 80
nee was himself minister to Prussia;
ex- IS he was minister to Russia; at
MS he was minister to England; at Sc
M was secretary of state, and Presid
tea at 81.
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